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SHIYAN 27C, 63601

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SHIYAN 27C, 63601 is a payload satellite owned by CAST (CN) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 18 Apr 2025 UTC via a CHANG ZHENG 6A launch vehicle from the Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
63601, 2025-078C
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
CAST
Mission
Operational Defense Radar Imaging
Bus & Motor
SW27, Unknown motor
Mass
300 kg wet, ~300 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-04-18 (2 months ago)
Launch vehicle
CHANG ZHENG 6A
Launch site
Taiyaun Space Center, China (TSC)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section
13.200 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 SHIYAN 27C
1 63601U 25078C   25181.89602905 -.00000003  00000-0  57128-4 0  9995
2 63601  99.6910 189.4341 0001126  94.3853 265.7414 13.57205390  9883
Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:30:16.909Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-52.33561°
Altitude
1,048.724 km
Speed
7.328 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 37m 44s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
79.43228°
Longitude
-166.28601°
Altitude
1,058.272 km
Speed
7.33 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 33m 37s
Apparent Declination
28° 35' 13"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:13:08
Azimuth
9.28° NNE
Elevation
-20.883°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,043.993 km
Perigee altitude
1,042.321 km
Semi-major axis
7,421.294 km
Eccentricity
0.00011
Inclination
99.691°
RAAN
189.4341°
Arg. of periapsis
94.3853°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
265.7414°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.39487 °/min
Orbital period
106.04 mins
BSTAR
0.000057128
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SHIYAN 27C Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
9 mins2025-07-01 12:16:59.959Z46.209° ENE2025-07-01 12:20:59.959Z89.935° E22.821°2025-07-01 12:25:59.959Z145.136° SSE
11 mins2025-07-01 14:00:59.959Z2.23° NNE2025-07-01 14:05:59.959Z296.579° NW38.454°2025-07-01 14:11:59.959Z217.488° SW
11 mins2025-07-02 00:09:59.959Z152.645° SSE2025-07-02 00:14:59.959Z55.381° ENE43.464°2025-07-02 00:20:59.959Z349.704° N
7 mins2025-07-02 01:56:59.959Z237.757° WSW2025-07-02 01:59:59.959Z269.425° W16.844°2025-07-02 02:03:59.959Z308.617° NW
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